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/veuh looht"n euhs/, adj.having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants.[1820-30; < NL velutinus lit., velvety. See VELVET, -INE1, -OUS]
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Velutinous — Ve*lu ti*nous, a. [It. velluto velvet. See {Velvet}.] (Bot.) Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
velutinous — [və lo͞ot′ n əs] adj. [< It velluto, velvet (< VL villutus: see VELVET) + OUS] Biol. covered with short, dense, silky, upright hairs; soft and velvety … English World dictionary
velutinous — adj. [NL. vellutum, velvet] Clothed with very dense, upright short hairs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
velutinous — adjective Having a layer of soft short hairs, like velvet … Wiktionary
velutinous — a. (Bot.) Soft, velvety, velvet like, soft to the touch, downy … New dictionary of synonyms
velutinous — ve·lu·ti·nous … English syllables
velutinous — /vəˈlutənəs/ (say vuh loohtuhnuhs) adjective having a soft, velvety surface, as certain plants. {New Latin velūtinus, from Medieval Latin velutum velvet} …
velutinous — a. having downy covering; velvety … Dictionary of difficult words
velutinous — adj. covered with soft fine hairs. Etymology: perh. f. It. vellutino f. velluto VELVET … Useful english dictionary
Penicillium roqueforti — Blue Stilton cheese, showing the blue green mold veins produced by Penicillin roqueforti. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
